LIVERPOOL EYE £25M DAHOUD RAID

The paper claims Klopp had his scouts check out on the player during their Champions League hammering at Manchester City on Wednesday.

Dahoud, who was a summer transfer target for the Reds, was on the receiving end of a 4-0 defeat to Pep Guardiola’s side in the Champions League with Sergio Aguero scoring a hat-trick and Kelechi Iheanacho completing the rout.

Klopp is understood to be plotting a £25million bid for the 20-year-old German under-21 international when the transfer window opens in January.

The Reds were keen on securing a deal for Dahoud in the summer but were forced to abandon their move with the Bundesliga outfit determined to keep hold of their talisman.

However, it is claimed Dahoud, whose deal at Gladbach ends in 2018, is refusing to sign new contract.

He has a release clause of £8.3m, which can be triggered in 2017, but Liverpool are hoping to beat the likes of Juventus to the punch by making a £25million bid in January.

Meanwhile, the Reds are also reportedly stepping up their attempts to land Borussia Dortmund’s USA teenager Christian Pulisic for £15million.

The 17-year-old USA midfielder is one of the most highly-rated prospects in world football and played the entire 90 minutes of Dortmund’s 6-0 win away to Legia Warsaw on Wednesday night.

Despite becoming a regular for Dortmund, The Sun on Sunday believes the Reds still hope to do a deal with Dortmund for the player after having an £11million approach rejected in the summer.